Posted on 12/23/2008 12:41:30 PM PST by wolfcreek
SAN ANTONIO - Nearly two-thirds of the families living at a polygamist group's ranch - targeted in a high-profile raid last spring - had children who were abused or neglected, Texas child welfare officials said in a report released Tuesday.
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Thanks to YOU for the info!
And a Merry Christmas, too!
Some information from an article in the San Angelo Standard Times. It will be interesting to see if any additional chargers will be filed by the state and/or Feds.
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2008/dec/24/cps-says-heres-what-we-found/
By the numbers
Allegations in the final investigation report released by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services:
* Total children removed: 439
* Total cases of alleged abuse or neglect: 274
* Cases of alleged neglect: 262
* Cases of alleged sexual abuse: 12
* Cases nonsuited: 424
* Cases pending: 15
* Children in state custody: 1
* Total families investigated: 146
* Families in which “reason to believe” abuse or neglect occurred: 91
* Families in which abuse or neglect was unable to be determined: 39
* Families in which abuse or neglect ruled out: 12
* Families in which investigation was not needed: 3
* Families in which investigation could not be completed: 1
* Total alleged perpetrators: 124
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It's attitudes like this that leads to the further erosion of marriage as an institution. (The attitude of "Oh, if it's 8 guys and 5 women in a group marriage, I'm less concerned about that than..." of if it's 3 brothers marrying 3 sisters, "Oh, I'm more concerned that they are of age...")
I agree your point on marriage. I never said I thought polygamy was right or good.
Involving children makes it all the more perverse. Indoctrination from birth is even more demonic.
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